Controls And Features; Engine Switch; Shift Lever - Honda BF40D Owner's Manual

4. CONTROLS AND FEATURES (H type)
Engine Switch (Ignition Switch)
ON
START
OFF
ON
START OFF
This tiller handle is equipped with an
automotive type ignition switch.
Key positions:
START: to start the engine.
ON: to run the engine after
starting.
OFF: to stop the engine
(IGNITION OFF).
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SHIFT
LEVER

ENGINE SWITCH

(IGNITION SWITCH)
Do not leave the engine switch
(ignition switch) ON (key in ON
position) when the engine is not
running as the battery will
discharge.
The starter motor will not work
unless the shift lever is in the
NEUTRAL position.

Shift Lever

NEUTRAL
SHIFT
LEVER
NEUTRAL
Use the shift lever to run the boat in
forward or reverse gear, or to cut off
the engine power from the propeller.
There are three positions for the shift
lever.
FORWARD: The boat moves ahead.
NEUTRAL: The engine power is
REVERSE:
NEUTRAL
FORWARD
REVERSE
FORWARD REVERSE
NEUTRAL
cut off from the
propeller. The boat
does not move.
The boat reverses.